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Roundup: Pistons trounce Bobcats, Clippers over T-wolves - USA TODAY

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Roundup: Pistons trounce Bobcats, Clippers over T-wolves - USA TODAY
Apr 13th 2012, 02:37

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Greg Monroe had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons salvage a four-game road trip with a 109-85 rout of the woeful Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday night.

  • Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe (10) had 25 points and 11 rebounds in the Piston's 109-85 trouncing of the Charlotte Bobcats.

    By Jeremy Brevard, US Presswire

    Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe (10) had 25 points and 11 rebounds in the Piston's 109-85 trouncing of the Charlotte Bobcats.

By Jeremy Brevard, US Presswire

Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe (10) had 25 points and 11 rebounds in the Piston's 109-85 trouncing of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Brandon Knight added 21 points and seven assists while Jason Maxiell was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field and finished with 17 points.

Monroe was 11-for-14 from the field.

The Pistons had won six of seven games before embarking on a road trip that included losses to Atlanta, Miami and Orlando, the final two by a combined margin of 53 points.

But they had no such problems with Bobcats, who became the first team this season to lose 50 games.

Detroit shot 61 percent from the field over the first three quarters and led by as many as 36.

Clippers 95, Timberwolves 82

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Blake Griffin had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Caron Butler scored 17 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 95-82 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.

Mo Williams had 14 points and five assists in his return for the Clippers, who entered the night 1½ games behind the Lakers for the third seed in the West and just a 1/2 game ahead of Memphis for the fourth seed.

Michael Beasley had 14 points and 10 rebounds and J.J. Barea had 10 points and 11 assists for the Timberwolves, who have lost eight straight games. They've lost 24 in a row in the month of April dating back to 2009.

The Wolves were playing without All-Star Kevin Love, who missed the game with a mild concussion.

Spurs 107, Grizzlies 97

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan had 28 points and 12 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs snapped out of a funk to top the surging Memphis Grizzlies 107-97 on Thursday night.

Manu Ginobili added 20 points and Tony Parker scored 13, redeeming themselves a night after being humiliated by the Kobe Bryant-less Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs narrowly escaped their first three-game slide this season.

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 19 points. The Grizzlies had their four-game winning streak halted after their rally from a late 14-point deficit fizzled in the final minutes.

Memphis fell 1½ games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 4 playoff seed. It was only the third loss in 12 games for the Grizzlies since the return of Zach Randolph.

Duncan scored 20 in the second half and matched his season high, a night after practically guaranteeing that the Spurs would respond from a listless effort against the Lakers. So frustrated was Duncan following Wednesday's night 98-84 loss that he said he was grateful to be playing a back-to-back, which the health-conscious Spurs typically greet with groans.

The Spurs looked helpless while Lakers center Andrew Bynum become just the second NBA player in the last dozen years to corral 30 rebounds in a game, but behind Duncan, their front line fared much better against the equally big Grizzlies. The Spurs matched Memphis in rebounding and held Randolph to 10 points and 11 boards.

Danny Green added 10 points for the Spurs. Parker had nine assists and shot 5 of 12 after scoring just four points against the Lakers.

Gay shot just 7 of 22 one night after he had 32 points against Phoenix. The Grizzlies whittled an 88-74 deficit down to two points with 3 minutes left before losing steam. Memphis staged its comeback despite shooting just 29 percent in the fourth.

O.J. Mayo scored 16 points and Marreese Speights added 15 for the Grizzlies.

Hollins arrived in San Antonio reiterating that he has no intention of returning Randolph to the starting lineup anytime soon.

"I don't know that we're ever going to do that," Hollins said. "Zach can come in and score anytime. He's getting his double-doubles, so what else is there?"

Randolph missed 43 games after injuring his right knee on New Year's Day in Chicago. Since combing back and taking an off-the-bench role for the first time since his second NBA season a decade ago, Randolph is averaging 10.3 points and eight rebounds, well below his All-Star numbers last year.

Yet Hollins said Randolph is nowhere close to being fully back in shape, and he's not complaining with a 9-3 record since his big man returned.

NOTES: The Spurs swept the Grizzlies 4-0 this season. … San Antonio's Matt Bonner, who led the NBA in 3-point shooting last season, was 1 of 6 from behind the arc. He has made just 10 of his last 29 attempts.

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